Thus Warned The Puppet Master

On the stark double standards of superpowers reflecting on issues of terrorism, war, and global politics.

When you shoot:
Act of terrorism.
When we shoot:
“Unspeakable tragedy.”

When we force to uncover:
Progressive love for humanity.

When you force to cover:
Suppression of human rights.

When we kill and starve millions,
For a mistaken WMD:
Intel Mistake.
But if you retaliate:
We wipe off your culture.

When we dump your markets,
Homes with junk:
Globalization.
If you do the same:
Invasion of the domestic economy.

We are inspired
By God’s word to crusade you.
You are brainwashed
By your religion to attack us.

We ’embed’ journalists.
You are ‘in bed’ with them.

When we ‘leak’,
Threat of state security.
When you ‘leak’:
Right to information.

We demand.
You just ask!

We move the puppets,
You watch the play.

You are either with us
Or… out of this planet.

Jan 09 2011. Edit Apr 2024